Mixed Market Ahead of Earnings and Economic Data

U.S. stock futures were mixed on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones index rising while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices slipped.

The market was waiting for Nvidia Corp.'s (NASDAQ:NVDA) high-stakes second-quarter earnings report after the closing bell.

Fed's preferred inflation measure, the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, is also due out before the opening bell.

President Donald Trump announced that all mines in international waters were cleared despite recent tanker strikes near Oman.